phase two weeks 8 & 9 ( all finnished )

[stew]

Kogeko.
some of the places i have worked, you would be lucky to get an ambulance there in 30 minutes & thats if they could find you. there are plenty of 'civilisation' jobs and many that are remote.
you might also find yourself boat diving in civils and the sail back to a safe harbour could be an hour away.
if i owned a civil dive company and had to choose between 2 guys, one having a DMT and the other only having FAAW, i would probably go for the DMT.
but then again, he might be useless at diving...
all depends on how much cash and time you have i suppose, but not a bad investment if you can afford it. might just put you ahead of the other 11 guys on your course going for that one job you all know about.
sorry, just noticed you directed that question at BHA
as spongey says, work wont come to you. not easy getting it at times, but when you get there, do your best and they might keep you or invite you back.
i'm jumpin between 2 companies at the moment getting work...just wish it was more consistant and i would stay with one or the other.

[Kogeko]

Spongey,

It is a small world, i was diving at stoney cove and bumped into a few commie divers from Northern Divers, you couldn't help but notice them as there vans are well advertised with a 10ft commie diver plastered on the side... Lol. They where really quite helpful guys and gave some good advice....

Stew, point taken mate and judging buy what you've said i think my initial assesment was probably right.

Any/all advice is good and greatfully received, so keep it coming.....

Dive safe...

Phil

[BigHairyAl]

Originally Posted by Kogeko

Question for Al: I'm quite seriously considering doing my IMCA DMT, but as a rookie inshore diver is it gonna be a waste of cash? I can see why an offshore contractor would need med staff, but inshore the ambulance service rarely more than 10 mins away.. What's your thoughts??

Like a lot of new guys these days, you'll probably be offered the chance to go offshore earlier than you expect. Having a DMT in the bank at the time may help your cause if you do.

Also, assuming something goes wrong with your dive and you are pulled from some canal/lake somewhere, not breathing, by your friendly (and by now brown suited) standby diver. The ambulance is 10 minutes away. Would you prefer:

A. Someone who had a bit of a laugh on a 3 day First Aid course
B. Someone else who had resuscitation drills hammered into them over and over again for 2 weeks

To come to your aid?

I'd recommend the course to any new diver, it's jolly good fun and very interesting.

[Kogeko]

Thanx for the response, Stew and Al.. Am pencilled in for a course in May.

[Nick Kay]

Originally Posted by Kogeko

Thanx for the response, Stew and Al.. Am pencilled in for a course in May.

That's the same course as my son is booked in for

He's doing his drysuit measurements this week

[Nick Kay]

Anyone have names/phone/website details for DMT providers?

[Sandman]

DDRC in Plymouth

Diving Diseases Research Centre (DDRC) - Home

NHC in Aberdeen

The National Hyperbaric Centre

And

The Murrayfield Hospital on the Wirral

hyperbaric medicine decompression illness recompression chambers

Personally as a new diver I don't think spending even more of your cash on this course is going to increase your chances of getting work. I've worked with 1 person who had it and he only did because he worked offshore in the Middle East quite a bit. He also got an extra £10 a day for having it but he could never dive if the other DMT onboard was in the water.

Hope that helps.

[stew]

Originally Posted by Kogeko

Thanx for the response, Stew and Al.. Am pencilled in for a course in May.

at this rate we will almost have enough commies here to start a conversation...
best of luck mate...

[jackjarvis]

id rather have a de-fib on the job cause with cpr you have so a slim chance of bringing anyone round whether you be a first aider or medic and as someone once told me a medics ticket is not enough to be of any use but just enough to be some harm with some exceptions.